Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-06-23

The Northern Asylum Tor the insane
has nearly six hundred patients.
--Ex- Senator and Mrs. Conger will spend
most of the summer at Washington.
"A. Z. Conover and M. w. Newberry
will open another printing Office in Cold
water next week-a label works.
"A young man named Packard, whose
father is well-to-do farmer of Seneca,
was arrested recently on charge Of utter
ing counterfeit silver.
Albert Stookey, of Pulaski, although
70 years of age, recently planted four and
seven- -eighths acres ofground with one pair
Of horses in two days.
The proposition to build new Third
Ward School House at Coldwater, to cost
SIS. .0On was carried Saturday. only nins
votes being cast against it.
--Coldwater now has three papers with
An aggregate circulation of over five thou
sand, and yet it is rumored that some one
has threatened to start another.
Richard Stoffens, OF Clinton, has re-
covered $41 of the $1O1 and pocketbook
which he dropped into the mill-fume the
other day, and which went through the
water wheel.
VIM. T. Lanphere died suddenly at
Jackson of heart disease. He and his wife
had moved to Jackson from Three Rivers
less than month ago. The remains will
be taken to the latter place for burial.
Tuesday afternoon Sheriff Kinney ar
rested William LOSING, of Adrian, while
passing counterfeit money at Coldwater.
Losing had O large amount Of the queer"
on bis person. He is said to be an old
offender.
---FIro broho Out TN nfoyvrnubor's pnoto-
graph gallery, over Kennels confectionery
store, at Adrian. 1t was confined to the
rear room of the gallery. Considerable
damage was done by water to the building.
The loss is fully covered by insurance.
Two Ionil married men were indulg-
ing in a knock-down argument, when the
better half of one threw pail of water on
the contestants which brought the quarrel
to a speedy end. The water scheme hos
been worked successfully before on dogs.
The Board of Inspectors of the State
Prison, at the monthly meeting at Jackson,
awarded the contract to Mr.. Elliott to sink
nm artesian we'll inside the prison walls. 1t
will be located near the engine house and
work will begin Saturday. 1t will be 800
feet deep and ten inches in diameter. The
contract price is $3.50.
1T is currently reported in Ann Arbor
that Private Secretary Campbells ami
mostly toward the University dates from
ducking he received while a member of tho
Ypsilanti Normal School. He, in common
with number of his classmates, came up
to Ann Arbor one night and made them
selves obnoxious to the college boys, who
quietly gave him cold water bath.
Michael Morris, his wife Genevieve,
and his father in law, John Fetterman,
we're arraigned in Bad Axe for murder and
forgery. A relative named Brennan had
been murdered and deeds to his farm
forged. Fetterman pleaded not guilty to
the charge of forgery. Morris pleaded
, guilty and his wife pleaded not guilty.
Mrs. Morris will be tried later. Morris was
, sentenced to the State Prison for life.
Mrs. Joel Kellogg, highly esteemed
: lady of Plymouth, in attempting to drive
/ out Of the yard of her son, Luther kellogg,
collided with the post, throwing her out
: and badly crushing her between the wheel
. and the post before the frightened horse
!, could be quieted so that she could be ex-
Q tricated. Two ribs were broken, COM
]. plicated with confusion of the spine. Her
s limbs, from the hips down, are completely
i. paralyzed, and little hopes are entertained
q of her recovery.
Dan McVicke, Deputy Collector of In
d ternal Revenue for the Upper Peninsula oi
q q Michigan, is shipping 1000 tons of gan
h lister each from the quarry near Ishpeming
h principally to st. Louis. Canister is {
= mineral rarely found, and brings goot
:, price. Among the minerals found latel,
. near there which are marketable and arr
a found in sufficient quantity for mining are
a silver, lead, manganese, sulphate OF baryta
!. | BIHpulte, IniCh, GU. DoNCAui Va thOoO uo
s posits will probably be worked in a shor
= : time. Fifty of the sixty-three chemica
l. elements are found in Northern Michigan
7, Within two weeks after Lake Lindei
" was burned the generous people of tn
Y country had contributed $4,000 towar
s. providing shelter, clothing and food 70
= the destitute. Detroit raised $40, 900, Chi
p cago $4,000, and Milwaukee, Marquett
q and other cities raised large sums. On
= English banking house sent q check TO
a. 800. Alexander Agassiz gave $4,000
The most urgent needs of the homeless
q people have been supplied. The ne'
Z, smelling works at Lake Linden started u
= this month, furnishing employment to 20
y men. The work of rebuilding the burne
q city will give work to great many more
of and tie stamp mills of the Calumet
Hecla and 0sceola mines will provide EN-
ployment for others. About $35O,O00 in
- - surance money has already been paid b
n the adjusters. The Tamarack and Osceol
M copper companies have begun work on
Is S1,OO0,OO0 smelling establishment at Do
lar Bay, TO be ready for work in year.
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ia The Jackson gas well is down aboI
10 $50 feet, tho drill being in a soft slate o
l. blue clay. There is no flow Of water nov
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